Response rate to postal questionnarie targeting stroke patients Circulatory System Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
The telephone pre-contact intervention will be performed according to the following procedure:
1. Three attempts will be made to contact the subjects on their mobile phone (land-line when no mobile-n
Sponsors
Akershus University Hospital (Norway)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We will include NOR-SPOT patients who: 1. Have not previously been contacted 2. Have not returned the 3-month questionnaire or did not receive the questionnaire 3. Who are not pre-selected for pre-contact: viz. those who were discharged to their own home, under the age of 80, or those with a spouse or other relative living at their home address 4. Has a phone number for contact 5. Have a confirmed stroke diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients will be excluded when it is discovered that the patient is no longer alive within 7 days after dispatch of the questionnaire. This goes for participants both in the control and the intervention groups.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response rate: the total number of responders who responded within 45 days of shipping out. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Final response rate: the total number of responders who responded after 365 days. The intervention (pre-contact by telephone) will be undertaken between June 1st 2013 and April 1st 2014, but that the second outcome “response rates within 356 days” will (necessarily) be recorded on April 1st 2015. | — |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed